Jemma Lowe News

SWINDON'S Jazz Carlin says her fastest 400m freestyle in two years is yet another building block towards the World Championships in Barcelona this summer.

Producing the next British diving sensation and establishing the first official water polo club in Swansea for 20 years are the prospects under new water-based plans for the city.

MEXICO City in 1968 seems a long time ago. It was. Martyn Woodroffe does not dwell on the Olympics of that year, even though he got a silver medal in the pool, beating the legendary Mark Spitz in the 200 metres butterfly.

DOUBLE Olympic finalist Jemma Lowe has welcomed British Swimming's decision to save Swansea's status as one of its four Intensive Training Centres .

But the South Wales pool will see a funding reduction with plans tabled for the Olympians and Paralympians at the pool to combine into an 'integrated solution.' Following a value for money analysis linked to performance outcomes from each of the centres since they opened in 2008.